Support for webservices in a manner that avoids the issues of
Free Software ethics that would otherwise arise with Application
Service Providers.

A decentralized network paradigm.

A system that truly belongs to the developers, not to
some profit-oriented monopolistic company. We want compatibility
with .NET for practical reasons, but otherwise the contributing
developers determine what the system will be like. This is our
system.

More information will be added here soon. For now, please refer to the
DotGNU Wiki

What exactly is .NET?

For Microsoft Inc., .NET really is not primarily about technology,
rather it is a marketing strategy that is directed against the Java
system of Sun Microsystems, and also against the GNU/Linux system.